Texas Moonshine History Ends with a Bang and Brew
A Texas history of illicit liquor traces bootleg culture from Prohibition to 1969 moonshine production. The piece recalls dodgy distrillers, unwashed suppliers, improvised stills, and quirky drink methods amid a rash of home brew. A Rex Fowler incident highlights the era’s dangers and myths surrounding liquor in Texas.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Texas
East
Midwest
Jamaica
Rex Fowler
Austin
Capt. Fowler
Fowler
Licensed Beverage Industries, Inc
Horoscope by Frances Drake for All Signs
Wednesday to March 21 to April 21 Aries. A splendid configuration of your planets encourages your talents and know how. This is a day to give your finest performance and stress good management. Birthdate figures include Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Florence Nightingale.
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Frances Drake
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Florence Nightingale
Modern Nursing
Barbs and buzz in shop talk fade as debts rise
The chatterbox at the office offers little comment while an overcharged account unsettles the store. A speaker who prefaces with humility has already conveyed a point, reflecting a quiet tension in workplace dialogue.
Toyah High marks Junior Senior Banquet with speeches and roses
The Toyah High School Junior class hosted the Senior class at a Saturday night banquet in the Holiday Inn Banquet Room. Senior invitations set programs and place cards, roses were the Senior class flower with daisies for the Juniors, and the class will was read by Lara while Fred Sanchez gave the prophecy. Mr. Vernon Harlon, English professor at Sul Ross, spoke as the evening’s speaker. about 32 attendees including faculty, juniors, seniors, and escorts were present.
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Toyah High School
Holiday Inn
Junior Lara
Fred Sanchez
Vernon Harlon
Sul Ross
Today in History highlights across decades
On May 12, 1971, notable events include the 1949 lifting of the Berlin blockade on land routes, Crown Point captured in 1775, Florence Nightingale born in 1820, Lindbergh baby found in 1932, King George VI crowned in 1937, Amoy captured in 1938, Cape Bon surrender in 1943, and various 10, 5, and 1 year ago political and postmaster events. Local visits and meetings in Texas towns are noted.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Crown Point
N.Y
Lake Champlain
Modern Nursing
Florence Nightingale
Florence
Italy
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hopewell
N. J
George VI
Britain
West Minister Abbey
London
Amoy
North Africa
Cape Bon
Tunisia
United States
Peking
North Vietnam
China
U.S. Senate
Harry Andrew Blackmun
Supreme Court
Ski Team Diet Promises 20 Pound Loss in 14 Days
An advertisement touts a “Ski Team Diet” used by the U S Women’s Alpine Ski Team claiming 20 pounds off in two weeks. It credits a Colorado physician, promises no hunger, and urges readers to order for $1.28 with rush option to Santa Barbara California.
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U.S
Colorado
O.K
Sheffield Dr
Dept. RC
Santa Barbara
Calif
Adv
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By Gill Fox
the Evening News
BY Phil Pastoret
Toyah
Georgia Daniel
Helen Humphries
Balmorhea
Mary McElroy
Ft. Worth
National Association of Postmasters
Green Oaks Inn
Mike Murphy
Terry Richardson
Richardson
Murphys
Stephen F. Austin
Vietnam
J. V. Tinnin
el Paso
E. Scott
Kenneth Scott
Rankin
Princess Anne With
Steve Compton
Peggy Harlan
Vernon Harlan
Terry Chavez
Pecos
Ben Sanchez
Sheldon Salisbury
George Miller
Linda Salisbury
Chuck Miller
Houston
John F. Fonville
Dollar Stores
RCO Oe
NY An
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